bottle shops doing it wrong

a very slippery slope. You have the guy who is willing to go out of his way and accomodate you by letting you do special orders, so I wouldnt piss on his floor by telling him why you wont buy something. Maybe casually mention, maybe ask if his distributors have a buy back program. I wouldn't say "I'm not buying beer X because its old as shit"

 

So have you actually bought from this guy? Also, it sounds pretty bad to say you expect to be able to order cases of limited release beers.

Easiest thing to do is just find another shop. There's a guy near me who sells everything for $1-$2+ more per bottle than another shop. I'm not going to tell him he's wrong (and he may not be, anyway); I just go somewhere else.

 

so, the guy wants your business, is friendly and eager to help, but you're not willing to give him some simple advice to make his business better so that you can increase your chances of getting more rare beer? if my take is accurate, know that allocations of limited-release beers are based on how much a store orders, so if he sells more, he gets more, and that's good for both of you.

 

but I know that shop sells a good bit of beer, and gets the rare stuff. If he can charge more for it, and people buy it, whos fault is that really?

OP - the bottle shop in my hometown in OH does this. They had 2-3 year six packs of Honker's on the shelf covered in dust. I told them it was expired based on the date on the label, and they said ok thanks. I went back later, and it was still there. Some people dont understand, nor do they care to.

 

If you are will buy the whole case I can't imagine why they wouldn't be willing to at least try to order it, there's no risk to them at all. At my store I'll order whatever someone wants if they are buying all of it and it's reserved with a credit card # or they pay up front

 

That's why I said he may not be wrong.

 

just being a sarcastic asshole. gotta live up to what I said yesterday during that LP we had.

 

As if you know any other way to be........haha

 

now Im thinking I should have held on to that BASC.

 

It's not my place to tell someone how to run their business. If something they sell doesn't meet my specifications I just don't buy it.

 

At the same time, craft beer enthusiasts have an interest in there being as many craft beers shops as possible. Proximity is important, course; but, also, more [well-run] competition means better things for the consumer, whether it be better prices, promotions, etc. (Although, I guess it means more thinly-spread limited releases, assuming fixed production of those limited releases.)

And, you can argue that we could contribute to this by informing vendors just what we do or don't like, since with more information, they can do a better job, which should be better for us consumers, overall.